Infant toilet seat belt



' June 1, 1943. F. c. JOHNSTONE INFANT TOILET SEAT BELT Filed Nov. 1'7,1942 INVENTOR. FZMRETM 6'. J0//-smv.s. B)- 5 KTTORIVEY.

Patented June 1, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INFANT TOILET SEATBELT Fleurette Crettaz Johnstone, Pasadena, Calif.

Application November 17, 1942, Serial No. 465,854

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an infant toilet seat belt whereby an infantmay be restrained on a toilet seat and prevented from falling eventhough left alone for a period of time.

An object of my invention is to provide a toilet seat belt which issimple in construction, which can be easily and quickly attached to astandard toilet seat and which will effectively restrain the infant sothat he is in no danger of falling off the seat due to his movements.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cuff on the belt inwhich the childs hands may be placed to restrain movement of the handsand prevent him from playing with adjacent articles or disarranging hisclothing and permit suificient movement so that he may play with a toy.

Still another object of my invention is to provide an infant toilet seatbelt of the character stated which is inexpensive to manufacture andeffective in operation.

Other objects, advantages, and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description, and theappended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toilet with my belt mounted thereon.

Figure '2 is a perspective view of my belt.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the rear end of the belt.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I indicates anelongated strap, preferably formed of webbin although other materialsmay be used, if desired. It is understood that two of these straps areused, one mounted on each side of the toilet seat 2, each strapencircling one leg of the child as will be further described.

The strap 1 is provided with a pair of spaced hooks 3 attached to therear end thereof, and these hooks are adapted to fit into any one of thepairs of spaced eyelets 4. A loop is formed at the rear of strap l asshown at 5, and this loop encircles the riser of the hinge 6 andsupports the toilet seat cover "I. As previously stated, one strap isattached to each side of the toilet seat for the purpose of effectivelyrestraining the infant.

A pair of hooks is attached to the outer end of the strap I, and thesehooks enter any pair of spaced eyelets 9. A loop I0 is thus formed inthe strap, and this last-named loop encircles the leg or thigh of theinfant. The strap is so adjusted that the child cannot move forwardlynor to either side effectively, and consequently is prevented fromfalling.

A cuff H is stitched or otherwise fixedly attached to the belt or strapI, and this cuff is also formed of webbing material or the like, and istied around the wrist of the child by the ties l2. Even though the handsof the child are restrained in the cuff, he is permitted sufficientmovement so that he may play with a toy.

The spaced eyelets in the strap l permit adjustment of the belt toconform to toilet bowls of various sizes and also conform to the size ofthe child. With my toilet seat belt, the child may be left on the toiletseat with safety while the mother or nurse performs other duties.

Having described my invention, I claim:

An infant toilet seat belt comprising an elongated fiexible strap, ahook mounted on the rear end of said strap, spaced eyelets in saidstrap, said hook entering any one of said eyelets, a hook on the forwardend of the said strap, said last-named hook entering any one of saideyelets, whereby two loops are formed in the strap, one loop beingadapted and arranged to encircle the hinge of the toilet seat, and theother loop encircling the leg of the infant, a cuff attached to saidstrap, and ties on the cuff whereby the cuff may be attached to a wristof the infant,

FLEURETTE CRETTAZ J OHNSTONE.

